Tag: Ecology - Page 12
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September Promises to be Killer Month for Wolf Hunters
Within weeks, grey wolves in the Northern Rockies will be on the business-end of high-powered hunting rifles. Most people remember back in May 2009 that the Obama Administration delisted the wolves from the endangered species
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Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining Stream Damage Could Take 1,000 Years to Fix
In case you needed anymore convincing that mountaintop removal coal mining -- and dumping the waste in the streams and valleys surrounding the mine afterwards -- is an environmental (and social) nightmare,
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Britain to Support Ban on Blue Fin Tuna
First Monaco, and then France supported the ban on blue fin tuna and now the Brit's are joining the campaign to save the endangered fish. The British Fisheries Minister has announced that Britain is joining France and Monaco
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With Help from Species Survival Plan, Red Wolves May Have a Future
Photo from Gregory Koch Red wolves are one of the rarest mammals in North America. They are a mere 100 strong in their native habitat of North Carolina’s Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge. But with the help of the Wolf Conservation Center (WCC)
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Preserving Biodiversity Helps Prevent Disease Spread from Animals to People: New Research Spells It Out
photo: Jasja Dekker via flickr New Scientist shows us another reason why preserving biodiversity is so important: Preventing the spread of diseases from animals to humans. A new paper from scientists at Portland State University looks at the spread of
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Genesis is Epic Eco-Photography by Sebastiao Salgado
Image from Salgado Sebastiao Salgado is a Brazilian photographer who has been working on his photo-documentary "Genesis" for more than 4 years. It is a story in photos about the effect of modern development on the environment. He is searching for
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Sputnik Observatory Video Project Kinda Like TED, But Not (Video)
Sputnik Inc, a group that documents contemporary culture through video interviews with the world's top thinkers, has recently launched its site, providing videos previously unavailable to the pubic, and giving a resource to
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Turkish Hunters Give Nature a Hand
The Turkish hunting and fishing channel Yaban TV (Wilderness TV) is on a mission to
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Let's Do Lunch All Together on July 19
Mark the date in your calendar--it's the Big Lunch. It's a party on your street, and every street in the country, planned and organised by neighbours, both known and unknown. With the food, entertainment and decorations
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Beehive Fences Help African Elephants and Farmers Not Hate Each Other
Furadan is a powerful poison. A quarter of a teaspoon can kill a human. African farmers and ranchers are using it to kill lions and elephants that
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Wired About World Environment Day
W.E.D. symbol. Image credit:UNSW, WED Network Happy Belated World Environment Day, 2009! (The official date was 5 June 2009) First things first: if you've got a Twitter account (or if you've been on the fence and need a good excuse to sign up), go to
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Celebrities Tell Nobu Not to Serve Bluefin Tuna
Some hot celebrities have told Nobu, the famous sushi restaurant, not to serve bluefin tuna. The news of the near extinction of the fish has just hit big-time due to the release of the new movie The End of the Line.
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Iceland is the Success Story of Sustainable Fishing
The soon-to-be-released documentary, The End of the Line, is about the terrible damage to the world's fishing stocks due to overfishing. But we do have one successful model of sustainable fishing: feisty little Iceland.
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Is This the End of the Line for Fish?
The End of the Line is an important documentary film about the devastating impact of overfishing in the world's oceans. First shown at the Sundance Film Festival, with any luck it could do for fishing what "An Inconvenient Truth" did for global
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Sex, Love and Evolution - A Conversation with Dr. Helen Fisher
Photo by Rafael Fuchs Dr. Helen Fisher is the love doctor of the 21st century. Her research is revealing why you are crushing on your co-worker to what kind of person you will attract if your index finger is longer than your ring finger. Think you know
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Award-winning Author David Quammen on Swine Flu, Evolution and Ecology
Photo by Steve Hunts David Quammen is the kind of author that changes your mind about what you think you know. His resume reads more like an instruction guide to being the smartest person in the room than merely work experience. He's a Rhode Scholar,
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California's Plans for Biggest Desalination Plant Are a Go
The $320 million desalination plant planned for Carlsbad, California was approved earlier this week, making it a prime opportunity to test out how desalination might work as a way forward through the water issues the state faces. The New York Times
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Seedbomb Instills Fear And Plants Trees
The Seedbomb, an unintentional eco-terrorist, is a non-military "bomb" designed for protecting the earth.
